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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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